How to troubleshoot RTWP issue

Jake Zhang

3 Jul 2013

What is RTWP alarm?

RTWP: Received Total Wideband Power
It stands for the uplink load level. The higher the value
is , the greater the uplink load level is.
RTWP alarm occurs only in 3G cells.
When 3G RRU detects the RTWP value of either main or
diversity branch is below -112dBm, it will report a
alarm named RTWP abnormal(198093864) .
Generally speaking, if a RTWP alarm is triggered, it
means the 3G RRU may be hardware faulty.
However the TMA is configured for that sector, a few
steps have to be taken before we made the decision to
replace that 3G RRU.

What factors will impact RTWP value

? 1:
Case
When TMA is configured, the RTWP value will be changed no matter
the TMA AISG link is broken or not.
Reported RTWP value = Measured RTWP value TMA uplink gain + U
plink Attenuation

Sheet TMA

Sheet RfCable

Case 2:
When TMA is not configured, RTWP value will not be
changed by the Uplink Attenuation in the sheet
Rfcable. That is to say, Uplink Attenuation is ignored in
this case.

How to address the RTWP issue?

Check TMA sheet in OMCB configuration management:

Case 1: with TMA configured.

1. Check if the TMA is connected.(No TMA alarm)
If the TMA is not connected, please scan it again. If TMA cannot be scanned
, delete it. If it can be scanned, check the AisgDevice configuration and recon
figure it.
2. Make sure the working mode of TMA is Normal instead of Bypass. If the
working mode is bypass, change it to Normal
3. Query the gain value of TMA and check it against the actual setting Uplink G
ain in sheet TMA. Make sure they are the same.
4.
Check Uplink Attenuation in sheet RfCable and check TP of this site. If th
e value is 0.5 dBm and RRU is not installed near the tower, you should obtai
n the value from RF team.
5. Check the RTWP value of RRU. If the value is lower than -112, it means that t
he RRU is faulty and needs to be replaced.
6. On site check. Before you replace the RRU, check if there is any existing TMA
installed but not configured. If there is one, please remove it in case the fee
der length is less than 50 m.
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How to address the RTWP issue?

Case 2: without TMA configured.
1. Check the RTWP value of RRU. If the value is lo
wer than -112, it means that the RRU is faulty a
nd needs to be replaced.
2. On site check.
Before you replace the RRU, check if there is a
ny existing TMA installed but not configured. I
f there is one, please remove it in case the fee
der length is less than 50 m.

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How to query/set working mode of TMA

OMCB configuration management->AISG centralised management>Query AISG device

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How to query the gain of TMA

OMCB configuration management->AISG centralised management->Query A

ISG device

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How to obtain the reported RTWP value?

Method 1:
1. Telnet the CC card ( 192.254.1.16 or 10.32.X.X )
2.
Telnet the RRU which reported a RTWP alarm. ( 200.254.0.
[RackNo.] )
3.
Input rssi and check the RTWP value.(Ch0 for Rx port 1, Ch1
for Rx Port 2)

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How to obtain the reported RTWP value?

Method 2:
1. Enter EOMS. Click the menu button to enter PMS.
2. Create measurement task and start it.

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